The Joint Community Learning Disability Team is an integrated health and social care team based in the community, for adults with learning disabilities.

The team helps people with learning disabilities to live independently, arranges support at home or short breaks, helps people to move into supported living and supports them with their health and wellbeing.

Individuals can access the service who are over 18 years of age and have a clear and permanent learning disability.

You can contact them on  020 8726 6500

The team is based at Taberner House, Park Lane, Croydon and provides the following services for adults with learning disabilities:

• Care management
• Community nursing
• Dietician
• Independent living officers
• Physiotherapy
• Psychology
• Psychiatry
• Speech and language therapy

In December 2010  the Trust signed up to Mencap's "Getting It Right" charter for people wth a learning disability.

Read more here

David Feakes RNMH. MA mgt
Learning Disability Health Lead

Susan Dunn
Acute Liaison Nurse for adult patients with a learning disability

Joint Community Learning Disability Team

Taberner House

Taberner House,

Park Lane,

Croydon CR9 3JS.

Ring 0208  726 6500 and ask for member of staff by name (see list below)

Fax number  0208 239 4288

For general enquires ask for Administration Team

David Feakes RNMH. MA mgt
Learning Disability Health Lead

Susan Dunn
Acute Liaison Nurse for adult patients with a learning disability

susan.dunn@croydonhealth.nhs.uk (Mondays to Thursday) 

Freephone help:

A new free telephone helpline for people with learning disabilities who have been victims of disability hate crime has been launched by Stop Hate UK. 

The free phone number is 0808 802 1155 for support and information.